The Goodtime Special 5-string nickel banjo features a Tone Ring, a new feature on the Goodtime Special banjo. Designed by Deering, the Goodtime Special Tone Ring produces a louder, sweeter bell tone, a considerable step up in tone from the original tone ring that was featured on Deering's Goodtime Special banjos. The volume of tone is a wonderful surprise to players who pick up this unassuming Goodtime Special banjo to find a real prize. If you're looking for a banjo with good volume and tone, and prefer to keep the cost as low as possible, then this is the banjo could just be the one for you. It will perform well in a jam session or band setting, feel comfortable, fret correctly, and be a stable instrument you can play for years to come.